HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO7634RESOLUTION NO. 7634
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING PROGRAM 6A AND TEXT OF THE PALO ALTO
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RELATING TO DENSITY TRANSFER
WHEREAS, by its Resolution No. 6571, the Council of the
City of Palo Alto amended the City'S Comprehensive Plan to add a
program on density transfer (transferable development rights)
pertaining to certain designated buildings of historic or
architectural significance within the Commercial Downtown (CD)
zone; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the transferable
development rights program should be streamlined, in order to
encourage historic and seismic rehabilitation of significant
historic buildings; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palo Alto,
after duly noticed public hearing held on June 26 and September 11,
1996, has recommended that the Council amend the Palo Alto
Comprehensive Plan as hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, upon consideration of said recommendation after
duly noticed public hearing, the Council desires to amend said plan
as hereinafter set forth;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds that changed conditions
and the public interest, health, safety and welfare require
amendment of the Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan, as set forth in
Section 2 below.
SECTION 2. Program 6A and text of the Urban Design element
of the Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan as reflected in Resolution No.
6571 incorporated into such plan are hereby amended to read as
follows:
Program 6A: Allow the transfer of development rights
from designated buildings of historic or architectural
significance (Historic Categories 1 and 2) which are
subject to historical and, where applicable, seismic
rehabilitation within the Commercial Downtown (CD) zone
to non -historic receiver sites within the CD zone or to
property formerly in the CD zone which is rezoned to
Planned Community (PC).
Sender sites would have to be located within the
Downtown CD zoning district. The receiver sites:
1. Shall be (1) at least 150 feet from residentially
zoned properties, not including property in Planned
Community zones or in Commercial zones within the
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Downtown boundaries where mixed use projects are
permitted or (ii) separated from residentially
zoned property by a city street with a width of at
least fifty (50) feet, and separated from
residentially zoned property by an intervening
property zoned CD -C, CD -S or CD -N, which
intervening property has a width of not less than
fifty (50) feet;
2. Shall be subject to limitation, as specified in the
zoning ordinance, on the maximum additional floor
area ratio which may be received and utilized;
3. Shall not be sites with structures of historic or
architectural significance; and
4. Shall be subject to applicable downtown project
size limits.
SECTION 3. The Council hereby finds that this project will
not have a significant effect on the environment.
SECTION 4. This resolution shall be effective upon the
thirty-first (31st) day after its adoption. This delayed effective
date is intended and shall be construed to provide a sufficient
period of time between adoption of the resolution and its effective
date to allow a complete and exclusive opportunity for the exercise
of the referendum power pursuant to the Charter of the.City of Palo
Alto and the Constitution of the State of California. A referendum
petition filed after the effective date shall be rejected as
untimely.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: November 18, 1996
AYES: ANDERSEN, FAZZINO, HUBER, KNISS, MCCOWN, ROSENBAUM, SIMITIAN
NOES: WHEELER
ABSTENTIONS:
NOT PARTICIPATING: SCHNEIDER
ABSENT:
APPROVED:
Sen'•r Asst. City Attorney Director of P anning and
Community Development
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